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Showing 181190 of 56099 articles for Art. Loi no. 47-1775 of 10 Sept. 1947

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims

Article L313-47

For the cancellation of registrations, no documentary evidence is required in support of the statements in the deed of release establishing that there has been a release or transfer of ownership if th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article R331-47

…vents: 1° Organised by a delegated sports federation, its regional or departmental bodies or by one of its members; 2° Involving a discipline for which this federation has been delegated in accordance…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-47

…transaction: a) The loan contracted or the debt issued is identical or equivalent to the underlying of this instrument; b) For swap contracts, the underlying referred to in a) is the one that the comp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article R612-47

A respondent may request that the hearing not be public.The chairman of the Enforcement Committee may prohibit the public from entering the hearing room during all or part of the hearing in the intere…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4381-47

Apart from the cases provided for by article 19 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies and by articles R. 4381-48, R. 4381-52, R. 4381-79 and R. 4381-80 i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Recourse in the event of non-payment

Article L131-47

The bearer may exercise his rights of recourse against the endorsers, the drawer and the other debtors, if the cheque, presented in due time, is not paid and if the refusal to pay is recorded in an au…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 13: Availability of spare parts for medical equipment

Article D224-47

Manufacturers, importers and distributors of patient lifting equipment shall ensure the availability of spare parts, in particular those listed as follows, for a minimum period of five years from the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Manufacture and import of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-47

A manufacturer and importer of veterinary medicinal products mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 5142-1 has one or more quality control departments. This department or these departments are placed un…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: EC declaration of conformity, production quality assurance.

Article R5211-47

For Class IIa medical devices or Class I medical devices, the provisions of Article R. 5211-46 apply subject to the following modifications: 1° For class II a medical devices, the authorised body veri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Permanence of care in health care institutions

Article R6111-47

…y designate one or more health establishments providing the public hospital service, in application of 2° of III of article L. 6112-2, to meet the needs for permanent care that remain uncovered.

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